Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 4 hours 15 minutes (it says, we find the regular recipe cooks in our crockpot on high in about 2 hours 30 minutes, I have 1 1/2 times the recipe and it cooks a bit longer, if you'll be gone longer you can try cooking it on low at least part of the time)
6-8 servings
For the cake batter:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tsp vanilla
For the topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cup hot water
Top with
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Instructions:
1. Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients.
2. To the well, add the milk, butter, and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Spray the slow cooker with vegetable oil or baker's spray (flour-embedded). Pour into the bottom of a slow cooker. (We use our large oval one and need to spread it out a bit.)
3. To make the topping, whisk the sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder together until evenly combined. Add the hot/boiling water and stir.
4. Pour gently over the top of the batter. Do not stir. Cover and cook. Cook time may vary some with your cooker. Our large one cooks this perfectly on high in 2 hours 30 minutes, 4 hours makes it overdone.
5. Scoop out the lava cake and top with ice cream or whipped cream, include the lava from the bottom of the slow cooker on top.
Our Melissa found a version of this in a kid's slow cooker cookbook when she was in Activity Days and we made it once for the treat. (This isn't exactly that version, it called for a baking mix which we modified, but then found this version that we think tastes even better.) It was huge hit and continues to be well-loved whenever we serve it. It's really chocolaty and wonderful and works great for any season, but especially nice to not heat up the oven in the summer or have for a treat at home after a concert/performance, fireside, or activity.
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